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Early in his career, Don Siegel made his mark with this sensational and high-octane but economically constructed drama set in a maximum-security penitentiary. Riot in Cell Block 11, the brainchild of producer extraordinaire Walter Wanger, is a ripped-from-the-headlines social-problem picture about inmates’ rights that was inspired by a recent spate of uprisings in American prisons. In Siegel’s hands, the film, shot on location at Folsom State Prison, with real inmates and guards as extras, is at once brash and humane, showcasing the hard-boiled visual flair and bold storytelling for which the director would become known.
Original Release
02/18/1954
US Release
02/18/1954
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Neville Brand | James V. Dunn |
Emile Meyer | Warden Reynolds |
Frank Faylen | Commissioner Haskell |
Leo Gordon | Crazy Mike Carnie / Crazy Mike Carne |
Robert Osterloh | The Colonel |
Paul Frees | Monroe / Guard Monroe |
Don Keefer | Reporter |
Alvy Moore | Gator |
Dabbs Greer | Schuyler |
Whit Bissell | Snader / Guard Snader |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Neville Brand | James V. Dunn |
Emile Meyer | Warden Reynolds |
Frank Faylen | Commissioner Haskell |
Leo Gordon | Crazy Mike Carnie / Crazy Mike Carne |
Robert Osterloh | The Colonel |
Paul Frees | Monroe / Guard Monroe |
Don Keefer | Reporter |
Alvy Moore | Gator |
Dabbs Greer | Schuyler |
Whit Bissell | Snader / Guard Snader |
James Anderson | Guard Acton |
Carleton Young | Guard Captain Barrett / Captain of the Guards Barrett |
Harold J. Kennedy | Reporter |
William Schallert | Reporter |
Jonathan Hole | Reporter Russell |
Robert Patten | Frank |
William Phipps | Mickey |
Joel Fluellen | Al |
Roy Glenn | Guard Delmar |
Joe Kerr | Mac |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walter Mirisch | Executive Producer |
Walter Wanger | Producer |